Dirk Hoffius had a vision for the Grand River and downtown that took 20 years to come to fruition.

This year Dirk Hoffius was honored with the Community Foundation Philanthropy Award from the Council of Michigan Foundations. The award acknowledges a living individual or couple for service as both volunteer trustee and donor to help grow community philanthropy in Michigan on behalf of one or more community foundations.
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Forest Hill Energy, a Chicago wind energy developer, recently won a court order striking down parts of three Clinton County township ordinances meant to be more restrictive than the existing county zoning ordinance.
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A federal judge ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on May 23 to pay back $5.1 million it collected in hidden fees while serving as third-party administrator for a self-insured employee health insurance plan.
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Any Michigan business owner tempted to underreport cash receipts with the use of “zapper” software had best beware: Since last week, simple possession of the software is good for a one-year minimum mandatory jail sentence plus severe financial penalties.

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